Bc. Přemysl Slunský

Master's thesis

The American Nightmares of Holden Caulfield and Esther Greenwood

The American Nightmares of Holden Caulfield and Esther Greenwood
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá pojetím Amerického snu v padesátých letech minulého století a jeho možných dopadech na duševní zdraví Holdena Caulfielda a Esther Greenwoodové – hlavních postav románů Kdo chytá v žitě a Pod skleněným zvonem. Hlavním cílem je jednak nalézt spojitost mezi depresí (a následným nervovým zhroucením) těchto postav a společenskými nátlaky dané éry, a jednak stanovit příčiny vycházející …more
Abstract:
This thesis deals with the notion of the American dream in the 1950s and the impact it may have on the mental health of Holden Caulfield and Esther Greenwood – the protagonists of The Catcher in the Rye and The Bell Jar, respectively. The primary aim is to find the links between the said characters’ depression (and subsequent mental breakdown) and the social pressures of the era, in which both of the …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 12. 2018

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 28. 1. 2019
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D.
  • Reader: M.A. Michael George

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Education

Master programme / field:
Teacher Training for Primary and Lower Secondary Schools / Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language

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